blues, funk, New Orleans, rhythm & blues, swing, rockabilly:Big Sale! This 3rd RJ album brings the band's diverse American roots into a solid blues focus with the addition of Johnnie Johnson on seven cuts, who writes three of them, including the sublime mood of "Johnnie's Idea" and the classic stroll of "Slow Drag" It also features a cameo by east coast R & B diva, Rahni Raines, and at times, the full three-man New Orleans-style horn section that the band features at their Mardi Gras Mambofest performances: Rob Sudduth (tenor sax - Huey Lewis, Amos Garrett), Ed Early (trombone - Albert King), and Michael Peloquin (bari sax). With six other originals mostly by lead vocalist/bassist Tim Eschliman (Commander Cody, Etta James), an Irma Thomas classic, a New Orleans brass band romp and a Pinetop Smith Boogie Woogie, a full pallette of top shelf rhythm & blues is delivered on this recording - topped off by drummer Jimmy Sanchez's crazed full- bore second line deviation, "Mighty Fine Day." Also appearing are Caroline Dahl, Stevie Gurr, Anthony Paule and Steve Freund. Total Running Time: 56 minutes.

blues, rhythm & blues, New Orleans, country, americana:S. E. Willis's fourth CD is a moving musical tribute to two founding fathers of American music, Robert Johnson and Hank Williams. Thirty years in the making, Taproot goes to the heart of Country and Blues roots, delivering truly original and inspired interpretations of classics. From the rocking boogie of Johnson's "Preachin' Blues" and "Last Fair Deal" to the heartbreaking intimacy of Williams' "Mansion On the Hill," Willis, a veteran bluesman with incredible vocal range and stylistic maturity, makes an important and memorable contribution to Robert Johnson's and Hank Williams' songbooks. "...one of the most sought-after blues pianists; he covers different styles with aplomb, comps like a master, and bangs out a mean solo." ---Blues Review #84. With: Bobby Cochran, Nancy Wright, Steve Evans, Kedar Roy, Ed Michaels

blues, rhythm & blues:Begins a new chapter for Larry as he continues to create music in a voice that has become uniquely his own but at the same time draws directly from the immensely rich American Music Tradition that songwriters and musicians the world over invariably turn to for inspiration. He has had the opportunity to work with Bo Diddley, Eddie Money, Steve Cropper, Big Joe Turner, Mary Wells and Sir Mac Rice (the man that penned "Mustang Sally" and "Respect Yourself"). "A rootsy affair that touches on blues, Tex-Mex, and jazz, former Dynatones' guitarist Dunn delivers wonderfully tailored tunes that manage to highlight his ultra-hip, yet ultra-musical guitar playing. His bluesy, organic phrasing deftly mixes in slick modal flavorings (from Santana to Robben Ford), and his ability to outline a tangy, twisting chord progression- on the album's title track for instance- without going into chromatic la-la land is a real treat, as are his velvety octave licks. Dunn leans on spanky, mildly overdriven single-coil tones for the most part, but the album's last three cuts feature Dunn's formidable acoustic chops. Good tunes and killer playing. What's not to like." -Darrin Fox, Guitar Player Magazine, 4/08

rhythm & blues, blues, soul, rock:The legendary Austin de Lone, keyboards, guitar, and vocals, has written 10 original songs in the soul/blues vein, and covered 2 songs, one a classic folk song done with a Stax/Volt style arrangement, the other a previously unrecorded Nick Lowe song, and enlisted the help of some of the finest Bay Area musicians, as well as some of his more famous friends - Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner, Bill Kirchen, and Elvis Costello - to record this intelligent and rocking cd. Austin was a member of Punk-Rock precursors, Eggs Over Easy, the instigators of Pub Rock in North London, in the early 1970s. Austin de Lone is also a member of The Moonlighters and The Christmas Jug Band. Also Featured on CD: bass-Doug Killmer; Drums-Tony Johnson; trumpet-Tom Poole, tenor-Keith Crossan; bass-Eric McCann; drums-Ernest "Boom" Carter; saxophones- Charles McNeal; guitar-Mighty Mike Schermer; trombone-Mike Rinta; background vocals-Lesley & Caroline de Lone; organ-John Allair. Produced by Austin de Lone with Kevin Scott and Marc Senesac.

oldies, pop, soul, rock, rhythm & blues:Sandi and the Accents was the premier rock 'n' roll band of the mid-sixties in San Diego. Their first single, Better Watch Out Boy, climbed to the top ten in San Diego and top 20 in LA in 1964, and was followed by three top 20 singles in the region. They appeared on television shows like those of Lloyd Thaxton and Regis Philbin, and routinely sold out the largest venues in Southern California. They opened for The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Herman's Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, and The Coasters, and according to a regional radio station poll were more popular than any band except The Beatles. This CD is a compilation of their hits together with live recordings of their fans' favorites. Members include Tony Johnson, Sandi Rouse & Gabe Lapano. Included in this CD are the Accents' four original singles and fourteen tracks recorded live at the San Diego Community Concourse and other venues in 1965 and 1966. You may have been there! The sound quality is not up to today's standards but the performances are everything you remember and more.

swing, jazz, blues, rhythm & blues:This Johnny Nocturne CD is unique in that it features all three vocalist that have worked with the band over the years. All the tracks are previously unreleased. Brenda Boykin performs a beautiful rendition of "When Did You Leave Heaven," Kim Nalley is her usual sassy self with "That Cat's Evil," and Ms. Dee comes on with a bluesy take on "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You." Firmin and the band continue with the unique mix of jump blues, small band swing, soul and jazz. "Good to the Damn Bone," is the first tenor sax, B-3 instrumental feature by the band. Firmin and Henry Salvia swing through this classic Willis Jackson blues head. This CD is a good introduction to this band if you haven't heard them yet. And a must addition to any previous Nocturne CDs.The Johnny Nocturne Band on these recordings is John Firmin / Johnny Nocturne: tenor sax and leaser; Henry Salvia: piano and organ; Alex Baum: bass; Anthony Paule: guitar; Keny Bryson and Terry Baker: drums; Marty Wehner and Derek James: trombone; Rob Sudduth, Marlo Green and Danny Bittker: baritone sax; Pete Sembler and Bill Ortiz: trumpet; band and Kurt Pasch: background shouts.Produced by John Firmin with Alex Baum and David Luke.Graphics by Mitsuko Baum.

blues, rhythm & blues, New Orleans, americana:A musical slice of Americana that takes a listener from the hills of West Virginia to the bayous of Louisiana, the banks of the Ohio to the Mississippi Delta. S. E. Willis' third and finest release ranges from the title track's neo-Rockabilly to Jimmie Rodgers style blue country (When and If), swing (Chasin' a Train), swamp-pop (That's My Dream), blues (I'm Tired) and funky zydeco (Muddy Water, Think Twice, I'm Coming Home), with plenty of side trips between. Harmonica ace Norton Buffalo adds his talents to the unique "Poison Love." Mandolin hero Tom Rozum (Laurie Lewis and Grant Street) provides a bluegrass edge, and Johnny "V" Vernazza plays perhaps the best guitar of his career. "If Bill Monroe and Howlin' Wolf had ever played together it wouldn't sound like this, but that's got the idea, that's the aim." -S. E. Willis

blues, rhythm & blues, americana:Caroline Dahl's second CD released on Globe Records is an all-instrumental piano-based recording of American roots-style music. It is largely boogie-woogie, but also includes elements of blues, country and swing as well. Twelve of the fourteen songs are original. The remaining two are Dahl-arranged medleys. The instrumentation is a variety of solo piano, piano/drum duets, piano/bass/drum trios, and quartets, with the addition of tenor sax or violin. Filling these positions are Kent Bryson and Bowen Brown on drums, Tim Wagar on bass, Rob Sudduth (Huey Lewis, Rhythmtown-Jive) on tenor sax, and Tom Rigney on violin- all veterans of the San Francisco Bay Area music community. Caroline is also featured on Rhythmtown-Jive albums.

acapella, rock, soul, rhythm & blues:The Edlos do the 60s - Far Out! Take a far out ride through the 60s and early 70s with the Edlos. There are some very clever adaptations of songs we have never heard arranged a cappella before such as Jethro Tull's "Aqualung", Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", Led Zeplin's "Stairway to Heaven" (all 6 minutes of it) and - would you believe - "Tequila", trumpets and all? There are also a couple of a cappella standards done with a twist such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (they call it "Wimoweh"). "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is sung employing a vocal technique explored in the Baroque period called "hocket" according to the liner notes. It's a very interesting choice because it almost sounds like an exaggerated version of Donovan's own style. There are not a lot of slick production techniques or effects used on this CD, but there are very creative a cappella arrangements of some pop classics.

blues, rhythm & blues, New Orleans,:S. E. Willis (piano, vocals and harmonica) delivers a sterling collection of original and classic blues and boogie. The CD is coproduced by Johnny "V" Vernazza and features guest appearances by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop and harp aces Charlie Musselwhite and Mark Hummel. "Luckiest Man Alive is a fine new CD. Every tune is a goodun! & I have enjoyed listening to it very much because there's some good blues happening here--that's for sure!" - Charlie Musselwhite. " ...a commanding singer and keyboardist who delivers classic and original material with conviction and authenticity." - Lee Hildebrand East Bay Express

blues, rhythm & blues, jazz:This double CD is their second collaboration and like their first, features a wide variety of musical styles. This time around they have included many fine Bay Area musicians into their vision. The CD, City Talk, starts with Duke Ellington's classic Mood Indigo. This is followed by a mix of jazz, blues and Latin music that culminates with Brenda's original composition, Big, Fine Momma. Brenda and Eric are joined throughout this CD by local musicians Babatundse, Charles McNeal, Ron Belcher, Raul Ramirez, John Haynes, Austin DeLong and Bobby Tynes. The style of the other CD, BACKPORCH TALES, reverts to the format of Bourbon and Cornbread featuring Brenda and Eric or Eric alone. It reflects the rural and yet eclectic influences they bring to jazz, blues and beyond. And they take on all these styles of music with joy and abandon and perfect harmony, whether they are doing the Maple Leaf Rag or Always On My Mind. This is classical American music at it's best.

rhythm & blues, rock, funk:"The most exciting band to emerge in the Bay area this year." - Joel Selvin, San Fransisco Chronicle. The infectious music of Vinyl blends old-school funk, Latin percussion, reggae and R & B into signature instrumental grooves. Vinyl shows are high energy and dance oriented with a universal appeal. They play to packed houses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, such as the Great American Music Hall, Slim's, Sweetwater and have headlined and sold-out San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium.

blues, rhythm & blues:When you go into the studio with a dozen new songs you never know how it's going to turn out. But if you've got the right musicians on the date you can be sure to get the most out of the material you're tracking and that was the case with this CD ... the fellas came to play ... skilled musicians who handled the various styles on this disc with ease. I was also blessed in having a great engineer commit the music to tape, do all the mixing and advise me throughout. In fact, without exception everyone involved in each stage of this project did a wonderful job ... that's what happens when you work with pros. My thanks to all of you. Vocals & Guitar - Larry Dunn, Drums & Percussion - Jim Sanchez, Bass - Steve Evans, Piano - John R. Burr: Piano - Scott Lawrence (cuts 5, 6, 7), B-3 Organ - Tony Stead, Tenor & Alto Saxes - Jeff Ervin, Baritone Sax - Danny Bittker, Trumpet -Jeff Lewis, Synth Guitar - Garth Webber (cut 8). Produced and Arranged by Larry Dunn. Horn Arrangements - Jeff Ervin.

new orleans, zydeco, cajun, rhythm & blues, americana, collections:Big Sale! More than a Cajun invasion - it's the Gator that ate the Gate! A Festive Parade of the Best of the West Coast US in New Orleans R&B, Zydeco, Cajun, Funk & Dixieland by Zydeco Flames, Gator Beat, Andre Thierry, Motordude Zydeco, California Cajun Orchestra (w/ Danny Poullard), Rhythmtown-Jive, Mumbo Gumbo, Tom Rigney, Tee Fee, Eddie Baytos & the Nervis Bros. (w/ Ziggy Modeliste), Frog Legs, Golden Gate Rhythm Machine, Brass Monkey, S. E. Willis, and The Pulsators (w/ Art Neville). This high summit celebration shows off the cream of the burgeoning west coast music scene for New Orleans-based music. "The largest Cajun/Creole/Zydeco music scene outside of Louisiana" - Dale 'Le Blanc' Johnson. "In America, great migrations produce great music. Just as Delta musicians took Highway 61 to Chicago and electrified their blues, so did the Creoles and Cajuns migrate to California and establish vital dance communities. Now the California scenes rival anything back home in Louisiana..." - Michael Tisserand, author, The Kingdom of Zydeco. 15 tracks from 15 west coast artists (mostly from the greater San Francisco bay area, some including former Louisianans and some who just got swept away with the vital Crescent City fever. - Total running time 59+ minutes

blues, rhythm & blues:"The four musicians who comprise Home Cookin' - vocalist, Brenda Boykin; guitarist, Anthony Paule; bassist, Tim Wagar; and drummer, Tyler Eng - treat songs and styles as if they are items on some mammoth all-you-can-eat buffet, mixing them in their minds and serving them to their audience in a deep salad bowl of musical Americana that is uniquely their own. The results are seldom short of delicious. 'Afrobilly Soul Stew' is the second release from this popular Bay Area group." -Lee Hildebrand - Oakland, California - March 2000.

blues, rhythm & blues:Big Sale! After twenty plus years as a sideman contributing to other artists (Albert King, Johnnie Johnson, Tommy Castro, E.C. Scott, Mitch Woods, Larry "Arkansas" Davis, Sy Klopps and Rhythmtown-Jive), he is stepping into the spotlight with his first album as a leader. These years have been an education in American roots music that has helped to form his melting-pot sound, as witnessed on this project of blues, R&B and soul. Featuring special guests: Tommy Castro, (Blind Pig Recs), Mitch Woods (Blind Pig Recs), Larry Batiste, and Steve Freund (Delmark Recs). A must have for all blues lovers!

blues, rhythm & blues, americana:Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, where she worked with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars (June Appal Records, Taxim Records) the self-taught Caroline Dahl is a master pianist of the American roots styles of boogie-woogie, blues, vintage R&B, swing, country-swing, and roots R&R. On "No Hats," her mostly-original debut release, she is featured on acoustic grand piano and accordion with no other accompaniment than trap drums, featuring the best of S. F. Bay Area expert sticksmen: Jimmy Sanchez (Roy Rogers, Boz Skaggs, Rhythmtown-Jive), Kent Bryson (the Johnny Nocturne Band), John Hanes (Pearl Harbour & The Explosions, Paris Slim), and Bowen Brown (Swing Session, Indigo Swing, John Lee Hooker). Caroline Dahl, piano player for the driving American roots R&B group, Rhythmtown-Jive (Globe Records), has also worked many shows with Brenda Boykin, Jerry Shelfer, Those Darn Accordions!, The Lickettes (formerly with Dan Hicks), The Melotones, and The Rhythm Sheiks

blues, rhythm & blues, New Orleans :Oakland-based, Arizona Blues Hall of Fame member S.E. Willis' first CD. A collection of twelve original tunes, roots-based styles vary from New Orleans funk and rhumbas to straight blues, rockabilly, soul and zydeco. Willis is "a commanding singer and keyboardist (piano, organ, and accordion) who delivers classic and original material with conviction and authenticity." (Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express.) The record's title, "Airn Beats Nairn," means any's better than none, but this collection does more than that, featuring solid backing by both a crack Arizona band (Bob Blazi, drums; John Rapp, guitar; and brother John Willis on bass) and a California line-up (Vince Littleton, drums; Takezo Takeda, guitar; Jerome Hammond, bass).

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